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[bob1852]

And then I died of dysentery.

Oregon trail!

You can download the original version in a millisecond and play. It's about as fun I remember it being; and you still can only get 100 pounds of meat even if you shoot 6 buffalo.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

AFX Rocked in the 80's.

This was one of my favorites.

I also had this one.

Bought my kids a Carerra slot car set in attempt to relive the old AFX days.

Fecking thing SUCKS! Cars don't hold to the road near as well as the AFX cars did.

 

[Revvy]

Bought my kids a Carerra slot car set in attempt to relive the old AFX days.

Fecking thing SUCKS! Cars don't hold to the road near as well as the AFX cars did.

I've been contemplating getting a slot car set for ****s and giggles, but I've been thinking that modern ones might suck. AFX was great. We used to mod the cars with weights, different magnets, different tire materials, you could do all sorts of fun stuff. We used to do tractor pulls with them, or have mini ramps to jump the cars. Hours were spent down in my basement or my best friend's listening to THIS album over and over and over.

 

[onthekeg]

 

[Revvy]

I had one of these!!!!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Holy crap so did I. Completely forgot about those.

 

[JonM]

Now we know!
And knowing is half the battle!

 

[Rugrad02]

I have been dying to figure out the name of a zip-line toy I had when I was a kid.

It was probably made in the late 80's/early 90's.
It resembled a submarine but with two pulley wheels on the top. A long kite string ran through the pulley wheels and attached at each end was a handle. You would tie one handle to a doorknob or have a friend hold it. When you lowered your arm, the toy would zip line towards you and opposite when your arm was raised.

If I recall it also had a black plastic "J" hook on the bottom and the toy came with a hollow sphere that you could use to try to pick up off the ground. I believe it was, as were a lot of toys back then, brightly colored. I think one side of the toy was a bright pink and the other a bright neon green/yellow. I even remember being with my mom when she bought the toy at a Roses store. One person I recently asked argued that that couldn't be as the toy was one of those "as seen on "tv" toys. I don't think it was.

Anyone have an idea or remember this toy?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I have been dying to figure out the name of a zip-line toy I had when I was a kid.

It was probably made in the late 80's/early 90's.
It resembled a submarine but with two pulley wheels on the top. A long kite string ran through the pulley wheels and attached at each end was a handle. You would tie one handle to a doorknob or have a friend hold it. When you lowered your arm, the toy would zip line towards you and opposite when your arm was raised.

If I recall it also had a black plastic "J" hook on the bottom and the toy came with a hollow sphere that you could use to try to pick up off the ground. I believe it was, as were a lot of toys back then, brightly colored. I think one side of the toy was a bright pink and the other a bright neon green/yellow. I even remember being with my mom when she bought the toy at a Roses store. One person I recently asked argued that that couldn't be as the toy was one of those "as seen on "tv" toys. I don't think it was.

Anyone have an idea or remember this toy?

Oh good lord, I do remember that toy! Really wish I could remember the name, though.

 

[bradpoff]

How about one of these? I rode it again this winter. Wanted more snow...for the most part we didn't really have a winter in MSP. I shoveled driveways when I was about 11 or 12 to earn the money to buy it. Wish I would have had the insight Burton did to improve on it!!!

 

[Grumpybumpy]

Holy crap so did I. Completely forgot about those.

Wow, me too. Go red light go!

 

[Grumpybumpy]

I have been dying to figure out the name of a zip-line toy I had when I was a kid.

It was probably made in the late 80's/early 90's.
It resembled a submarine but with two pulley wheels on the top. A long kite string ran through the pulley wheels and attached at each end was a handle. You would tie one handle to a doorknob or have a friend hold it. When you lowered your arm, the toy would zip line towards you and opposite when your arm was raised.

If I recall it also had a black plastic "J" hook on the bottom and the toy came with a hollow sphere that you could use to try to pick up off the ground. I believe it was, as were a lot of toys back then, brightly colored. I think one side of the toy was a bright pink and the other a bright neon green/yellow. I even remember being with my mom when she bought the toy at a Roses store. One person I recently asked argued that that couldn't be as the toy was one of those "as seen on "tv" toys. I don't think it was.

Anyone have an idea or remember this toy?

Oh wow, I completely forgot about those! I had one and used it to death, making it do flips and smash into your partner's fingers...

 

[JonM]

This was awesome.

 

[edmanster]

This was awesome.

Have mine still although I think my sword is MIA

 

[JonM]

I have been dying to figure out the name of a zip-line toy I had when I was a kid.

It was probably made in the late 80's/early 90's.
It resembled a submarine but with two pulley wheels on the top. A long kite string ran through the pulley wheels and attached at each end was a handle. You would tie one handle to a doorknob or have a friend hold it. When you lowered your arm, the toy would zip line towards you and opposite when your arm was raised.

If I recall it also had a black plastic "J" hook on the bottom and the toy came with a hollow sphere that you could use to try to pick up off the ground. I believe it was, as were a lot of toys back then, brightly colored. I think one side of the toy was a bright pink and the other a bright neon green/yellow. I even remember being with my mom when she bought the toy at a Roses store. One person I recently asked argued that that couldn't be as the toy was one of those "as seen on "tv" toys. I don't think it was.

Anyone have an idea or remember this toy?

Swoosh balls?

 

[Rugrad02]

Swoosh balls?

No, it wasn't a swoosh ball. My description has lead people to that same conclusion in the past. The swoosh balls were no more than a hollowed out nerf football with 2 cords running through it. The toy I was referring to had a single line going through a couple pulley. Also, it couldn't be "shot" at the person on the other end like the swoosh balls could be. Those things scared me. The toy I'm trying to think of was no more than a miniature zipline that you could control.

 

[GoodDogShelby]

I loved me some spirograph....

Did anyone else have this beside me?

And I still have this.

I've still got one of those in closet. My son was a bit rough on it but I can't part with my GI. Joe HQ.

 

[mux]

Oops! Caught you!

 

[JeffoC6]

Click this link and enjoy:
http://www.speaknspell.co.uk/speaknspell.html

 

[Grumpybumpy]

 

[JeffoC6]

 

[JeffoC6]

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Oh man... I got this for one of my birthdays. Sooo stoked

Extreme Battledome was when you take down the mesh dome. Then there are ballistic marbles to worry about

 

[edmanster]

 

[Grumpybumpy]

 

[Grumpybumpy]

I have been dying to figure out the name of a zip-line toy I had when I was a kid.

It was probably made in the late 80's/early 90's.
It resembled a submarine but with two pulley wheels on the top. A long kite string ran through the pulley wheels and attached at each end was a handle. You would tie one handle to a doorknob or have a friend hold it. When you lowered your arm, the toy would zip line towards you and opposite when your arm was raised.

If I recall it also had a black plastic "J" hook on the bottom and the toy came with a hollow sphere that you could use to try to pick up off the ground. I believe it was, as were a lot of toys back then, brightly colored. I think one side of the toy was a bright pink and the other a bright neon green/yellow. I even remember being with my mom when she bought the toy at a Roses store. One person I recently asked argued that that couldn't be as the toy was one of those "as seen on "tv" toys. I don't think it was.

Anyone have an idea or remember this toy?

Dude, you're killing me with this... I've been pestering google for the last half an hour and still can't find ANYTHING! Please, someone end the madness

 

[JonM]

Doom!

 

[Grumpybumpy]

Doom!

I remember when quake 1 came out and being blown away by the lack of sprites. That, and Trent Reznor did the music. AWESOME

 

[edmanster]

 

[quick5pnt0]

Remember this?